Illinois finished 26th lowest in the size of its state and local government operations, based on their share of the state’s gross domestic product, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis.

The state’s coal mining industry is not showing any signs of slowing down, according to the Illinois Coal Association.

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month; If you think an insurance company failed to pay after a loved one passed on, the Illinois Department of Insurance is here to help.

The funded ratio of the Illinois public pension plans stands at 38%, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation based on fiscal-year 2017 data.

The family of 39-year-old Corey Cottrell, the Normal resident who was struck and killed in June by a van allegedly driven by, Jose Rodriguez, who was in the country illegally, is alarmed that a plea deal could be in the works in the hit-and-run case.

The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation, Cannabis Control Section has approved 26 businesses as "Responsible Vendors" authorized to provide mandatory health and safety training to cannabis dispensary agents often referred to as "budtenders."

The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is taking its fight for gun rights to the courts.

Agency Cites Violations of the Environmental Protection Act, Illinois Pollution Control Board Regulations and Terms of Operating Permit

Eight years after lawmakers approved the first of two large state income tax hikes, a new analysis shows Illinois' net position deficit quadrupled to $189.1 billion in 2018 from $43.6 billion in 2011.

Recent fiscal news from the Illinois’ Comptroller Susana Mendoza, the overseer of the state’s finances, seemed to give Illinoisans a glimmer of hope that the state was finally emerging from its fiscal abyss. A positive-sounding statement from Mendoza’s office surrounding the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year that ended June 2018 showed that the state’s general funds budget was still running a deficit, but it was a deficit reduced by half over the previous year.

The son of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was recently found not guilty of misdemeanor assault.

Many employers are required to provide time off for school meetings

Campaign will prepare residents, families and communities for emergencies or disasters

Illinois residents attending four-year schools pay the lowest in-state tuition at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-Chicago, American Islamic College and University of Phoenix-Illinois, according to an analysis of federal data.

Over 618 Tons of Tires Collected in Five Counties

Orland Park Trustee James Dodge isn’t surprised to see the numbers not adding up when it comes to Illinois school districts.

Some pensions offer retirees a far sweeter pot upon retirement than the workers paid into while they were working—especially if you’re a government worker in the state of Illinois.

Former State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) is spearheading a grassroots effort, Fair Maps Illinois, to break House Speaker Michael Madigan’s iron control over the decennial reconfiguration of legislative districts.

Saline was ranked Illinois’s worst county to live in, according to a Wall St. 24/7 analysis of regions with the poorest quality of life within all 50 states.

Trip to build on thriving relationship with Japan, Highlight Opportunities for Investment in Illinois